Ironic Brexit

Brexit is done. But that does not prevent it from being calamitous for the UK economy.

Can you believe it? Supermarket product lines are finishing. When this happened in eastern Europe the British used to laugh. Now the laughter is flowing in the other direction.

And, then, what irony: the UK development sector is the greatest sponsor of the Conservative Party. The governing Tories did Brexit. The development sector is now also squawking because of Brexit supply chain issues: well, what the hell did you expect?

Ireland could reunify in the next 20 years. Prior to 2016 this would not have happened until the next century, if at all. Ironic, isn't it?

Scotland could secede in the next 10 years. Perhaps, irony upon irony, it will ultimately be these threats to UK territorial integrity that bring the country to its senses, forcing it to re-join the EU. But that's a way into the future. Plenty more shocks before then.

A couple of years ago I sat with our Conservative MP in Andover Guildhall. Brexit? Yes, of course it would be alright, said he. It's not, is it?

Brexit may be done, but the irony is, so is the country. We really need these dogmatic, blustering Tories out.